Emancipation of John Wesley · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of John Wesley
location: Residence of Columbus Alexander
Identifier: EV_0141
first name: John
last name: Wesley
name note: Also known as Wesley Holms
age: Adult
age description: 21
physical description: Dark copper color, marked by small pox, 5'6"
occupation: Transportation
occupation description: Likely and intelligent, cart driver
event type: Emancipation
event date: 1862-04-16
value: 1200
source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Petition of Columbus Alexander (Petition No. 893), 11 July 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217989-00464. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.
place: Alexandria County
place type: County
emancipated person: John Wesley Holmes
enslaver: Columbus Alexander